Motorcyclist protest motorcyclist death!!!
#41
10-06-2008, 09:35 PM
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It's funny how I hear people change their tune, all the time.
First, everybody calls a crash "and accident because they didn't do it on purpose, therefore it's an ACCIDENT".
As soon as a motorcyclist dies, it's not considered and accident anymore. Now, that one innocent driver, is considered a criminal.
Had the trucker hit another car, it would be an innocent accident.
But, he didn't hit a car, he hit a biker. He did the exact same thing he would have done if he hit a car, in which case it would have totally been okay, but he hit a biker and now "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, the shame on the cold blooded killer".
I, for one, have always said there is no such thing as "accidents". They are all crashes caused by foolish neglect.
But, I get laughed at for saying it. So I can now just sit back and watch everybody else react, and it's kinda funny.
First, everybody calls a crash "and accident because they didn't do it on purpose, therefore it's an ACCIDENT".
As soon as a motorcyclist dies, it's not considered and accident anymore. Now, that one innocent driver, is considered a criminal.
Had the trucker hit another car, it would be an innocent accident.
But, he didn't hit a car, he hit a biker. He did the exact same thing he would have done if he hit a car, in which case it would have totally been okay, but he hit a biker and now "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, the shame on the cold blooded killer".
I, for one, have always said there is no such thing as "accidents". They are all crashes caused by foolish neglect.
But, I get laughed at for saying it. So I can now just sit back and watch everybody else react, and it's kinda funny.
#42
10-06-2008, 09:38 PM
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**** up a rope *******, or would YOU like some ****ing attention?
#43
10-06-2008, 09:53 PM
You missed my point. I wasn't laughing at the poor guy that got killed, I was laughing at how so many people change their tune when it's a motorcycle that gets hit versus a car that gets hit.
It's not okay to hit either, in my opinion. Accept for acts of God, there is no reason to crash.
I think that 1 out of every 10,000 crashes is an actual good reason. All the rest are just dumb human excuses targeted to blame someone else for their mistake.
It's not okay to hit either, in my opinion. Accept for acts of God, there is no reason to crash.
I think that 1 out of every 10,000 crashes is an actual good reason. All the rest are just dumb human excuses targeted to blame someone else for their mistake.
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10-06-2008, 09:54 PM
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Old people AKA blue hairs run over & kill people all the time, bikers, pedestrians, they didn't see them. How many of them do you suppose go to jail? Any accident with a semi and your *** goes under a microscope especially with a death involved. He would have had his log & hours of service examined & I gaurantee you if he didn't have his I's dotted & his T's crossed he would have been in deep sh*t. He tested negative for drugs & alcohol. It was probably an accident (although I agree there are very,very few real ones). And I have sat behind the hood of several extended hood Peterbilts. You would be suprised at how people including cages will try to sneak in front of you. How does the saying go unless you have walked a mile in my shoes........
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10-06-2008, 10:07 PM
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Let me see if I understand this. The motorcyclist is stopped at a light, A semi-tractor trailer operator rolls up behind the motorcyclist until he is in a blind spot (in front of the grill) the light turns green, the truck operator starts without waiting for the motorcyclist to clear the blind spot. The motorcyclist is run over and killed and this is an accident? Personal accountability has gone out the window on this one.
I feel bad for everybody involved.
Oh, and just an FYI for everybody... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter
Last edited by Dyflam; 10-06-2008 at 10:11 PM.
#47
10-06-2008, 10:23 PM
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You missed my point. I wasn't laughing at the poor guy that got killed, I was laughing at how so many people change their tune when it's a motorcycle that gets hit versus a car that gets hit.
It's not okay to hit either, in my opinion. Accept for acts of God, there is no reason to crash.
I think that 1 out of every 10,000 crashes is an actual good reason. All the rest are just dumb human excuses targeted to blame someone else for their mistake.
It's not okay to hit either, in my opinion. Accept for acts of God, there is no reason to crash.
I think that 1 out of every 10,000 crashes is an actual good reason. All the rest are just dumb human excuses targeted to blame someone else for their mistake.
see what your saying. And its true. Pretty deep tragedy huh? And with a now more open mind to the subject, I'm too quick to reach a resolve. And the more I think about it, the further the answer to it all seems. The negligent-accident thing winds up being the same thing. Yes, accidents can be avoided.
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10-06-2008, 10:33 PM
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Because we all read the article and there were eye witnesses, liberal democratic idiot. Negligence is no accident. I'd love to have a personal confrontation with you. I think I could fix your screwed up way of thinking, El Rey. How much I charged you would totally be up to you.
If the trucker ran him over because he pulled up too close then you are right, he should burn for it. Unfortunately, none of us were there, none of us know for sure, and anything we say is Monday morning quarterbacking, period.
